FANTASY NAIL ART

Competition Rules

All entries may be submitted for any of the Nailympics competitions multiple times.

Once the entree has taken 1st, 2nd or 3rd place in any division at any of the Nailympion competitions it can not longer be submitted.

No repeat trophied entries from past years are allowed.

Pictures will be available from past competitions for judge’s reference.

The Fantasy competition will be prepared by the competitor prior to the competition.

The model must be complete with the costume, make-up and nails on. The model should be completely finished and reading for judging when arrived.

It is not necessary for the competitor to be present during the actual judging. Competitors that are competing in other competitions during the time of judging May choose to present their model and then leave them for judging so that they can still compete in the hands on competition taking place at the same time.

Only the model and competitor are allowed on the competition floor for judging.

Every competitor should be prepared to verbally explain how something was created, if asked by the judges.

Competitors may only submit their own work.

All entrees may be questioned and the competitor asked to recreate a portion of the work submitted as proof.

Three dimensional, pre-cast embellishments, feathers, decals, gems, accessories, ornaments or any form of fantasy is allowed.

Keep in mind the costume is a large part of this competition

This competition stresses creativity, difficulty and how well the theme of the entire design is recognizable and “makes sense” or goes together, all adding to the theme.

Judges Instructions

Criteria is scored as a total scored

All criteria points awarded are from 1-10

Scores are determined by the judges educated opinion based on the specifics of each criteria

Judges Criteria

Level of Difficulty

The complexity of the design is evaluated on it’s degree of expertise.

Is the art executed without any elaboration (simple) or is there more difficulty and expertise put into the making of the design?

Composition

How all the parts and pieces of your complete design are put together.

The design should flow from each nail so that the eye is drawn from nail to nail.

The nails individually represent the complete design.

Balance

The design should not be too busy or too sparse.

The art should look evenly balanced on each nail and from nail to nail.

There should not be large portions on the surface of the nail left without design.

Use of Color

The colors chosen should complement the design and flow throughout or graduate through all 10 nails.

Continuity of Theme

The theme should be carried through the design in some manner on each nail.

The design should compliment and have continuance from nail to nail while representing the theme.

Graphic Quality

Are the graphics created with dimension or are they flat?

There should be dimension in the artwork.

Clarity of Design

The design must be apparent and identifiable.

You should be able to identify what you are looking at on each nail

Originality

The theme or design should be something you have not seen before.

If seen before, it should be done in a manner that is in a new, creative and unusual use of of art media.

Overall Workmanship

Components painted entirely & smoothly.

No visual excess glue.

All creations are cleanly finished.

Costume

How good is the costume?

It should portray the theme well.

This criteria is scored based on your opinion on how well the costume was put together and how well it represents the theme.

Presentation

The design appears completely finished on each nail

No art work was left unfinished. Artwork that wasn’t finished being completely executed Example: face with no lips or eyes, car without the tires, dog without a tail

Creativity

There should be a creative manner in which the embellishments are used to reach the design.

3-D Presentation

There should be 3D art is present on each nail

The 3D art should be presented with clean application

The 3D should be created with unique style

About us

THE MOST EXCITING NAIL ART CONTEST IN THE WORLD… GO TO COUNTDOWN!

Geneva, April 29-30th 2017 – The first edition of Nailympion in Switzerland is getting ready to host competitors from everywhere, including fans and nail art veterans.

“Nailympion” represents the most eagerly awaited event of professionals and students from all over the world who will be competing with their brushes and files in order to win.

« SIWELL » the internantional Fair for Wellness, Esthetics, Figure and Look, will be one of the official sponsors and host of the first Nailympion contest in Switzerland, called « NAILYMPION SWISS COMPETITION » .

It is an international contest that allows not only emerging talents but also those who have been working in the field for years, to get known and well noticed. A great chance for everybody to test out their skills, learn new techniques, show off the expertise acquired and grow thanks to the comparison with other professionals and greatest Nail Artists.

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